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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Microbiology
  • Laboratory Animal Science
  • Molecular Diagnostics

Background:

  • Molecular methods offer improved pathogen detection and reduced animal use in research settings.
  • Evidence supports rodent-free environmental health PCR pathogen detection, but efficacy in disposable individually ventilated caging (IVC) systems is less understood.
  • Plenum exhaust air dust testing is ineffective in IVC systems; collection media is optimal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare PCR infectious agent detection using different methods in disposable IVC systems.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of filter media collection compared to traditional sentinel mouse sampling.
  • To determine the sensitivity of rodent-free methods for detecting common and opportunistic murine pathogens.

Main Methods:

  • Collected dust on media from mouse-free soiled bedding cages and IVC exhaust filters.
  • Compared PCR detection with samples from media, IVC exhaust filters, and direct sampling from sentinel mice.
  • Assessed detection of specific agents including Astrovirus-1, segmented filamentous bacteria, Helicobacter ganmani, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, and Helicobacter hepaticus.

Main Results:

  • Agitated filter media detected Astrovirus-1, segmented filamentous bacteria, and H. ganmani comparably to sentinel mouse cage exhaust filters.
  • Opportunistic pathogens like S. aureus and P. mirabilis were inconsistently detected on media; H. hepaticus was not detected.
  • Direct sampling from sentinel mice failed to reliably detect opportunistic and Helicobacter species.

Conclusions:

  • Rodent-free detection using filter media in soiled bedding cages shows potential for common murine pathogen surveillance in IVC systems.
  • This method outperforms direct sampling from soiled bedding sentinel mice for detecting certain murine agents.
  • Further refinement is needed for detecting lower-prevalence opportunistic pathogens using filter media.